Wall Street Journal OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government promised to push new oil pipelines to the Pacific — a gateway to thirsty Asian markets — after Washington early last year rejected a pipeline expansion to boost Canadian exports to the U.S. But the pillar of that plan — a 730-mile

by RAMSEY SPRAGUE Fort Worth Weekly The mornings start off frosty. Four months ago, in the August heat, waking with the sun was still a muggy, sweaty pleasure. Late summer in Texas is a test of wills, but so too is a Texas winter spent in tents. Living like this, one learns

by RAMSEY SPRAGUE Fort Worth Weekly The mornings start off frosty. Four months ago, in the August heat, waking with the sun was still a muggy, sweaty pleasure. Late summer in Texas is a test of wills, but so too is a Texas winter spent in tents. Living like this, one learns to manage

The corporate push to construct tar-sands pipelines is transforming the environmental movement across North America by increasing the involvement of local residents and normalizing the use of direct action. by Melanie Jae Martin, Jesse Fruhwirth Yes! We are members of Peaceful Uprising and Utah Tar Sands Resistance, groups that are working to stop tar sands mining from beginning

The costs associated with the commodification of nature present a problem when assessing environmental damage. Pick a number. Inside Climate News Calgary Herald Enbridge insists estimates of environment damage from construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline have been overestimated, because sections of the line will be built in areas already disturbed by a

Stephen Harper can ignore scientists, bury their reports, remain blind to ecocide, and message the message about the Northern Gateway pipeline, but the public, alerted by environmental groups, consider solid evidence and find the arguments used to build the pipeline through a pristine environment less than compelling. If Harper remains adamant, given the public’s distaste

CBC News A scathing U.S. government report on the 2010 Enbridge oil spill in the Kalamazoo River, Mich., has yet to be entered as evidence into the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings, a B.C. economist says. In an interview airing on CBC Radio’s The House, independent economist Robyn Allan told guest host Louise

Alberta’s atrocious record of pipeline leaks a strong warning to British Columbia. By Bill Tieleman TheTyee.ca “The bottom line for British Columbians is that pipelines are risky — you can’t produce a safe system, you can only produce a less risky system. There is no leak proof system.” — Professor Sean Kheraj Alberta

United Church considering motion to oppose pipeline construction CBC News The Canadian Press Churches across Canada say they have a religious duty to speak out on the proposed Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline. Next week, delegates at the United Church of Canada general council meeting in Ottawa are to debate a resolution that

By James Burgess OilPrice.com Forget the Keystone XL, or Northern Gateway pipelines. The pipeline that really could change Canada’s energy industry is the Trans Mountain pipeline. Currently the Trans Mountain carries oil across the Rockies to the Kinder Morgan-owned Westridge Terminal in Vancouver. There it is loaded onto a tanker, once every week, and shipped